Program Manager 2

Description

The aeronautics systems sector of the company is hiring a Program Manager 2 to join its team of qualified, diverse people.

This leadership role is based in San Diego, CA, and involves daily interaction with executives.

The work calls for consistently sound judgment and living the company's leadership behaviors.

Expect high expectations, varied assignments, and teamwork with people at every level, including executive leadership.

Responsibilities

• Oversee cost, schedule, and technical performance across several development projects.
• Build, maintain, and monitor master plans, roadmaps, and milestone schedules, and correct course when needed.
• Set budget baselines and apply Earned Value Management (EVM) methods and tools where required.
• Find program problems and fix them, through resource reallocation or contract changes if necessary.
• Manage risks and opportunities by identifying, reducing, tracking, and capturing them.
• Drive issues and decisions to closure, weighing competing views, constraints, stakeholder priorities, and strategy.
• Serve as the main customer contact, and plan and lead program reviews with customers and senior leaders on cost, schedule, and technical performance.
• Grow a cohesive, engaged team in a complex, geographically spread environment with many partners.
• Guide subcontractors and suppliers toward shared program goals and performance expectations.
• Plan and assign program resources, including staffing and responsibilities.
• Identify, assign, track, and help complete program requirements and deliverables.
• Support capture work and new business, including capture planning, long-range strategy, proposals, and business plans.
• Lead proposal writing and support contract negotiations and contract changes.
• Deepen customer relationships to uncover further opportunities.
• Present status, risks, and decisions to customers, executives, management, and other stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree plus 10 years of related experience, or a Bachelor of Science in STEM plus 9 years; or a Master's degree plus 8 years, or a Master of Science in STEM plus 7 years. Related experience means professional and/or military work in project management, program management, engineering, capture, or business management.
• 2 years as a Control Account Manager (CAM).
• Active U.S. Government Secret clearance or higher, with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or current enrollment in Continuous Evaluation.
• Ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance within a reasonable time, as determined by the company.
• Preferred: Active U.S. Government Top Secret clearance.
• Preferred: Current Control Account Manager (CAM) certification.
• Preferred: Current Special Access Program (SAP) access.
• Preferred: Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM).
• Preferred: Prior work on development programs.
• Preferred: Experience with BOE writing, estimating, and contract negotiations.
• Preferred: Prior leadership of engineering teams, especially in systems, software, integration and test, or cyber engineering.
• Preferred: Program management on Agile programs using incremental planning and delivering on schedule.

Conditions

A clearance is required before start.

The role is based in San Diego, CA.

Travel is 10% of the time.

Relocation assistance may be available.

The base salary range is $161,100.00 to $241,700.00.

The company sets base pay based on the role's scope and responsibilities, the candidate's experience, education, skills, and current market conditions, so offers may fall anywhere in the range.

The application period is estimated at 20 days from the posting date, and may be shortened or extended based on business needs and candidate availability.

Benefits

• Depending on the role, overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus may be available in addition to base pay.
• Annual bonuses reward individual contribution and allow employees to share in company results.
• Long Term Incentives may be available for Vice President and Director positions.
• Health insurance, life and disability insurance, a savings plan, paid company holidays, and paid time off (PTO) for vacation or personal business.